Duskfall and Sunshine exchanged shocked glances. Lynxkit was trembling with fear, pressed against her mothers warm flank. Ivykit stroked her side with her tail.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here for a Clan meeting!" Sunshine summoned. Duskfall waited patiently beside her.

Cats began to emerge from their dens and gathered around the High Tree, where the two leaders crouched, digging their claws in.

"Raindrop and her kits have witnessed MistClan and LakeClan fighting. Only LakeClan, RockClan, SkyClan and our clan, SnowClan are alive. They slaughtered  MistClan, but they revealed nothing about their role. They still might be hiders, but, which cat knows? They might be seekers. Let's wish our five cats luck." Sunshine announced.

Gasps of horror arose from the crowd, some muttering uneasy among another. 

"SnowClan  will survive!" Duskfall roared.

The Clan cheered "SnowClan!" up to the stars.

When everything was silent, they all crept back  to their dens. Night was falling. Owls hooted in the trees, other than that was quiet. Raindrop lead her kits to the nursery. Raggedwhisker and Lionkit were sleeping, so they tried not to disturb them. As the mother and her two kits settle into their nests, gentle snores filled the den.

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Paw steps woke Ivykit up. She blinked open her eyes and gave a massive yawn. The sun hadn't yet rose, and the den was quiet. Paw steps sounded again. She looked up to see Lionkit sneakily leaving the nursery. Not wanting to wake anyone up, Ivykit followed. He was heading towards the dirt place. Ivykit stopped, puzzled. Lionkit always went in the day. Ivykit waited for him to return, but her never came.

Oh, he snuck out! Ivykit  thought.

She stalked towards the dirt place, keeping low in case the cat on guard saw her. Squeezing out, Ivykit let all the scents wash her nose, and refresh her. She followed Lionkits scent all the way towards the river Lynxkit fell in. Ivykit purred at the memory. Opening her jaws, she continued tracking Lionkit. She spotted him sitting down at the river, watching it with awe struck eyes. She gently  walked to his side.

"What are you doing Lionkit?" She whispered. Lionkit turned around and stiffened.

"Please dont tell!" He pleaded. Ivykit nodded and went to sit next to him. They stared at the river.

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"We should go back to camp," Ivykit suggested. The sun was almost up, making it nearly dawn.

"Okay!" Lionkit gave a massive yawn. They padded back to camp side by side. 

"You're becoming an apprenticed  later." Ivykit meowed.

"Oh yeah! Yay!" Lionkit squealed. They picked up the pace and were soon running through the entrance. They stalked towards the nursery. When they came inside, all were asleep. Ivykit heaved a sigh of relief. She settled down to sleep beside her kin again, and Lionkit did the same, nodding at her playfully.

"I wont have to secretly do it next time." He whispered. Soon his eyelids closed, and Ivykits did too.